Most of Europe banned the use of lead-based paint in residences by 1931, almost five decades before the United States. The EPA says nine out of 10 U.S. homes built before 1940 contain toxic lead ...

Dennis Morgan, 75, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. Middle District Court to a charge of failure to provide a pamphlet on the hazards of lead-based paint in violation of the Toxic Substances ...

The federal government banned the use of lead-based paint in residential buildings in 1978, but it’s still present in older homes, under new paint. The EPA said it created the Renovation, Repair ...

Now, the EPA is on the eve of strengthening them. Decades after officials banned lead in gasoline for new cars and stopped the sale of lead paint — huge steps toward eliminating significant ...

I. EPA Region 1 Aggressively Targeting Landlords and Property Owners for Violations of the Lead-based Paint Disclosure Rule. In 2000, EPA New ... EPA-approved lead-hazard information pamphlet to ...

One aspect of the regulations requires the contractor to educate the owners or residents about the risks associated with lead-based paint and provide them with a copy of the EPA’s “Renovate Right” ...

Decades after officials banned lead in gasoline for new cars and stopped the sale of lead paint, there are still an estimated 500,000 U.S. children with levels of lead in their blood that are ...

Lead paint was prevalent until the federal government banned its consumer use in 1978, which is why you'll get the EPA pamphlet if you buy or rent a home built before that.

This includes providing buyers with an EPA-approved pamphlet that discusses identifying and controlling lead-based paint hazards, notifying them of the location of any such hazards in the home and ...

In 1978, the federal government banned the use of lead-based paint in homes after long-term studies showed that lead causes severe health problems, especially in children under 6, damaging their ...

Drive by a 1900s mansion on Davenport's East Locust Street near Oak Lane and you may notice that the side porch is encased in plastic.